Taste Traditional Cuisines in Odisha Tour Packages

Odisha tourism is incomplete without its traditional touch and the traditional touch includes its amazing foods,which you will simply love . So must give a try during your visit to Odisha.

Mostly people come for Odisha tourism only to cover the attractions like Puri Jagannath temple and Konark temple, which are included in UNESCO list of Heritages. Some also choose packages like Golden triangle tour that includes destinations like Bhubaneswar, Puri and Konark, Beach tours of Odisha, wild park tours of Odisha, religious tours, Buddhist tour and many more. Why don't you  try something different this time? If you are foodie person then you will definitely like the idea of having cuisine Odisha tourism.

Odisha Cuisine is simple yet delicious. Mostly the pattern of food is same as that seen in the neighboring states due to the proximity and similar geographical conditions. Fish, crabs and prawns are famous and you will have ample opportunity to enjoy them in whatever style you choose during your Odisha tour packages. There is also a good variety of other fresh sea food. Preparations of Odia dishes are very traditional and very much healthy.

During your Odisha tourism you will under the people of Odisha and their habits. People of Odisha are neither strictly non-vegetarians nor essentially vegetarians. But non-vegetarian items are not preferred on religious occasions.

Definitely try Sweets of Odisha, like Rasagolla, Rasmalai, Chhenapoda, Khirmohan, Rajbhog, Rabidi, Rasabali, Chhena Jhili, Jilebi, Kalakand etc. Khiri is another dish prepared from rice, suji or semia for festive occasions.

Different types of rice cakes, popularly known as Pitha like Manda, Kakara, Arisa, Chakuli, podapitha etc are traditional domestic preparations which require much skill to make it tastier.

Traditional Odia meal are mostly spicy, consists of Rice, Dal, vegetable curry, vegetable fry, leaf vegetable, sour  dish, chutney, pickle etc. One of the typical dish of Odisha is Dalma which is a mix of dal and vegetables. One of the typical dish of Odia is Dalma which is a mix of dal and vegetables.

 Another special preparation of the state is the food offered to the gods in the temples which are not only strictly vegetarian but also without onion and garlic where some of the vegetables like potato, tomato etc also not allowed as they are vegetables coming from outside of Odisha. When you are coming for Odisha tourism must have this Gods food , which is unique in its creation.

In the Sri Jagannath temple at Puri, the food offered to the lord is called Mahaprasad, cooked by unique steaming process in earthen pots, kept on above the other. There is an elaborate menu for different occasions. After offering the food to the lord, it made available for sale in the Anand Bazar, the food market, in the premises of the temple. The kitchen of the temple is the largest in the world where about four hundred cooks work on two hundred hearths to feed about ten thousand mouths every day. Such arrangement is also available in temples like Lingaraj & Anantavasudev at Bhubaneswar and many other places.

In Odisha tour packages different Hotels and restaurants can serve typical Odia dishes on order while there are also some specialty restaurants. Never miss your chance to have traditional food at this traditional land.

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